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Mulroney feted by business and political elite, refuses to speak about his past
MONTREAL - Some of Canada's business and political elite paid tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney Thursday night and raised money for the foundation of Universite de Montreal's hospital ce...
May 09, 2019
Mountain Equipment Co-op appoints Best Buy Canada executive as CEO
VANCOUVER - Mountain Equipment Co-op has appointed a Best Buy Canada executive to head the outdoor gear retailer. Philippe Arrata takes over on July 2 from David Labistour, who is stepping down after&...
May 09, 2019
Occidental seals deal with Anadarko after Chevron drops out
DALLAS - Occidental Petroleum wrapped up a $38 billion deal to acquire Anadarko on Thursday after Chevron declined to sweeten its offer, ending a rare bidding war in the oil patch. The deal gives Occi...
May 09, 2019
Oxygen greenlights Kim Kardashian prison reform documentary
NEW YORK - Oxygen Media has greenlighted a two-hour documentary that will capture Kim Kardashian West's efforts to free prisoners she believes were wrongly accused. It's a move by the network to expan...
May 09, 2019
Orchestra finds child who charmed crowd with 'wow!'
BOSTON - A performing arts group has found the child who was literally wowed by a recent classical music concert. The Handel & Haydn Society finished a rendition of Mozart's "Masonic Funeral" at B...
May 09, 2019
Drug bust in Burns Lake
BURNS LAKE- An adult male was seen in the area of Highway 16 and 5th Avenue in Burns Lake today (Thursday) at 1 p.m. The male was known to officers from a previous matter and was observed breeching th...
May 09, 2019
UHNBC opens dedicated maternal operating room
PRINCE GEORGE - After a year of fundraising, the ninth operating room at the University Hospital of Northern BC is officially open. It's dedicated to the maternity ward to help with the over 11-hundre...
May 09, 2019
City Putting Final Touches To Emergency Plan
PRINCE GEORGE - The City is hosting an open house next week so members of the public can become familiar with the new five-year Emergency Strategic Plan. It essentially sets out the CN Centre and Kin ...
May 09, 2019 CN Centre
Mayor Lyn Hall honoured with forestry award
PRINCE GEORGE - Mayor Lyn Hall has been named the 2019 Forest Community Champion.The Forest Products Association of Canada held its second annual awards banquet this afternoon (May 9). The Association...
May 09, 2019
Still most visited place, Orlando had 75 million visitors
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando had 75 million visitors last year as the theme park mecca continued to be the most visited destination in the United States, tourism officials said Thursday. Orlando in 2018 ha...
May 09, 2019